This year’s winners exemplify what can be done with great technology, beautiful design, and a customer-first mindset...Ultimately, it came down to a hair-splitting exercise to determine which sites serve their audience’s needs in the most effective, seamless way possible.

-Scott Liewehr, CEO and Co-Founder of Digital Clarity Group

The Weather Channel's Journey to Drupal

The Weather Channel (TWC) teamed up with Mediacurrent in 2012 to begin the process of a full migration from their previous content management system to Drupal.

By taking the time to understand the requirements and the impact of every decision, Mediacurrent planned a resilient architecture, allowing both parties to quickly respond to changing business needs without major disruptions. Our goals were to help TWC adopt an open-source solution and ensure that the new website also had drastically improved page load times and reduced infrastructure requirements.

The Results

Weather.com now serves millions of pages to more than 100 million people each month. Weather’s move to Drupal shows how complex, content-rich sites benefit from an open, agile platform to deliver an amazing experience for every site visitor.

-Dries Buytaert, Acquia CTO and Drupal project creator

After migrating to Drupal, Weather.com saw major improvements in the following areas: